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Leadings

Mushrooms and Poems

I don’t know if it was because the season had been unusually wet, or if it was just the time… Lynn Martin

The Peace Testimony and Armed Forces Emergency Services

It’s 3:45 am when my pager wakes me. I speak to a man who is quite upset: his sister has… Stasa Morgan-Appel

Why I Left-Why I Stayed

Why I Left (Jamie K. Donaldson) – Why I Stayed (Alan Rhodes) Our rich Quaker history includes the encounter, probably… Jamie Donaldson

Bread for the Wilderness

Quakers are fond of the phrase “the still small voice” to describe revelatory experiences. William Penn wrote, “Remember, it is… Edward A. Dougherty

Clearness Committees at the Crossroads of Our Working Lives

The fork in the road—it’s an experience that affects many of us at one time or another in the course… William A. Charland Jr.

”Walking the Walk: Greg Woods

In December 1999, 14-year-old Greg Woods attended the "High School Quake," a gathering of Illinois Yearly Meeting youth. Along with… Breeze Richardson

Thinking about Faithfulness

In 1986 I was a mother of young children, struggling, with my husband, to make ends meet on his salary… Susan Corson-Finnerty

The Nature of God

Where does the concept of God come from? We humans, as a sentient, introspective, inquisitive species, seek out answers to… Steve Angell

Giving Attention to Our Leadings

The most precious gift Friends have to offer is our worship and the leadings that come from it. Yet this… Shirley Dodson

Friendly Vocations

What does it mean to live vocationally? Living out of a sense of calling is radically different from other motivations.… Paul Anderson

Common Good Bank: A Society to Benefit Everyone

The Accidental Banker As Gregor awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into a gigantic cockroach. —Franz… William Spademan

Of Faith and Boots

I am a mother with two young boys, a job, and meeting responsibilities in addition to other volunteer work. So… Wendi White
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